Auge (Hora) Explained

In Greek mythology, Auge (;^[1] ;^{[2] [3]} Modern Greek: "av-YEE"), “Daybreak”, was the first Hora (Hour) who presided over the hour of the first light of day. She was not initially counted as part of this lesser known set of goddesses.^[4]

Family

Auge was sister of the other eleven Hora: Anatole (Sunrise), Musica (Hour of Music), Gymnastica (Hour of Exercise), Nymphe (Hour of Bath), Mesembria (Noon), Sponde (Libation), Elete (Hour of Prayer), Acte (Hour of Pleasure), Hesperis (Evening), Dysis (Sunset) and Arctus (Night Sky).^[5]

Their father was either Helios (Sun)^[6] or Chronos (Time).^[7]

References

1. Dictionary of Name Pronunciation - Pronounce Auge
2. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, Henry Stuart Jones, A Greek–English Lexicon, s.v.
3. Stewart, p. 110.
4. [Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]
5. [Nonnus]
6. [Quintus Smyrnaeus]
7. Nonnus, 12.15